1. Lincoln-Douglas Debate/Harper’s Ferry
Analyze the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and evaluate the impact of John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry

2. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Republicans claim Democrats want to legalize slavery in all territories and states
Illinois Republicans nominate Abraham Lincoln to run against Douglas for his Senate seat
Formal debates held across the state
Both men addressed the nation’s most pressing issue: expansion of slavery

3. Lincoln does not suggest abolishing slavery; argued against its expansion
Douglas believed it was not the national governments role to prevent slavery’s expansion; argued for popular sovereignty was best way to address the issue
Douglas wins the election

4. Effect of Dred Scott Case
Supreme Court ruled popular sovereignty unconstitutional when voting to ban slavery
Took away slaveholder’s property rights

5. Harpers Ferry John Brown wants slaves to fight for their freedom
Planned to capture weapons at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Oct. 16, Brown and 18 others captured the arsenal killing 4 people
Brown sent word to rally and arm local slaves; none joined the fight

6. US Marines attacked
Brown and 6 others captured
Brown tried and convicted of murder and treason

7. Summary How did Lincoln and Douglas disagree about slavery?
How does Douglas’s view go against the Supreme Court?
How did John Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry increase tensions between the North and the South?